Michelle Cassidy
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Katra Masjid – Murshidabad, India
Discover Katra Masjid in Murshidabad, India: This 18th-century complex has served as a mosque, mausoleum, and one of the largest caravanserais in India. → Read More
Pen Hospital – Kolkata, India
Discover Pen Hospital in Kolkata, India: For more than 70 years, this small shop has been a go-to for Kolkata's fountain pen connoisseurs and collectors. → Read More
Mahakal Mandir – Darjeeling, India
At this unique temple in Darjeeling, Hindu and Buddhist practices co-exist harmoniously. → Read More
Losel Doll Museum – Sidhpur, India
The art and tradition of Tibetan costumes are preserved through these dolls made by Buddhist monks. → Read More
Memorial Stupa of Helena Roerich
Outside a hilltop monastery in India, a monument to a 20th-century Russian mystic. → Read More
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
Discover Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling, India: Inside this Darjeeling museum, you can see a pair of boots that once stood at the top of the world. → Read More
Sa Stiddiosa – Gadoni, Italy
Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia. → Read More
Olivastri Millenari
At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth. → Read More
Grotta del Fico – Santa Maria Navarrese, Italy
Discover Grotta del Fico in Santa Maria Navarrese, Italy: Packed with geological formations, an ancient river, and taxidermied seals, this overlooked coastal cave system is worth a spelunk. → Read More
The King of Olten – Olten, Switzerland
A bronze statue commemorating his royal meowjesty, Toulouse. → Read More
D.C.’s Floating Chandeliers
Mysterious installations bring levity and light to a sometimes stodgy city. → Read More
Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
This mountaintop mariner’s church is packed with model ships and nautical art while hosting an annual maritime festivity for the townsfolk below. → Read More
‘Silver Sabler’ – Keflavík, Iceland
An obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's largest airport. → Read More
Jardin du Tripot – Honfleur, France
An art-filled botanical garden and former dyeworks hiding in plain sight. → Read More
‘Moonwalker’ – Houston, Texas
In Houston's airport, a cow that is properly equipped to jump over the moon. → Read More
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum
Discover Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum in Alna, Maine: Preserving the memory of the narrow railroads that once crisscrossed the state of Maine. → Read More
Miradouro da Lua (Viewpoint of the Moon)
Discover Miradouro da Lua (Viewpoint of the Moon) in Belas, Angola: This striking otherworldly landscape outside Angola's capital city is the product of millions of years of erosion. → Read More
Theatricum Botanicum
Discover Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga, California: Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare. → Read More
Desert Lakes of Ounianga
These natural wonders have taken millennia to form into the stunning marvels they are today. → Read More
Karonga Museum – Karonga, Malawi
A cultural center on the shores of Lake Malawi dedicated to preserving Karonga’s past and present, including the fossilized remains of the Malawisaurus. → Read More